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Introduction Introduction
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The emergence of the systematic use of the language of children’s rights in policy and legal discourses in Ghana The emergence of the systematic use of the language of children’s rights in policy and legal discourses in Ghana
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The context of children’s rights emergence in Ghana The context of children’s rights emergence in Ghana
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Civil society action in the post-ratification period Civil society action in the post-ratification period
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Realizing change? The impact of children’s rights laws, policies and initiatives on children’s lived experiences Realizing change? The impact of children’s rights laws, policies and initiatives on children’s lived experiences
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Growing respect for children’s rights versus persisting challenges Growing respect for children’s rights versus persisting challenges
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Understanding the reasons behind the limited impact of dominant children’s rights Understanding the reasons behind the limited impact of dominant children’s rights
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Conclusion Conclusion
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5 From Marginal to Central: Tracing the Deployment of Children’s Rights Language in Laws and Action in Ghana
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Published:July 2024
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Abstract
In order to understand the development of the systematic use of dominant children’s principles in policy and civil society discourses in Ghana, this chapter takes its departure point from 1979, a year that has come to be associated with the systematic deployment and expansion of not only the language of rights, but a culture of rights, at least within legal and policy discourses, in the country. Specifically, it explores the systematic emergence of dominant children’s rights discourses in legal and policy discourses in Ghana, as well as in broader public discourses. Given that the initial development of this framework coincided with a military take-over of the country that ushered in essentially 13 years of authoritarianism, with its attendant strategies of brutality and intimidation, this chapter additionally devotes attention to the factors that resulted in the development of a so-called culture of children’s rights, at least in relation to the policy and legal frameworks of the country, at a time of political repression and suppression.
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